Cigarette holder



sepi. 15, 1925. 1,553,987

f D. COLLINS i CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed July 10. 1924 Ol/GL. HS'ULL//vsPatented Sept. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CIGARETTE HOLDER.

Application filed July 10, 1924.

To aZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Douanes COLLINS, a

i citizen of the United States, residing at Salisbury, in the county ofRowan and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cigarette Holders, of which the following is aspec-iiication.

My present invention relates to i1nprovements in cigarette holders ofthe type Wherein an attachment is utilized for retaining and forejecting the cigarette as required. The primary object of my inventionis the provision of a device of this character that is applicable foruse in connection With standard cigarette holders Which will posi`tively retain the cigarette in the holder for the smokers use; by meansof Which the butt end of the consumed cigarette may With facility beejected from the holder; and also providing means for cleansing thesmoke duct in the holder. j In accomplishing these objects I utilize anattachment-Which is comparatively inexpensive in the cost of`production, is simple in construction and operation, and which enhancesthe appearance and utility of the ycigarette holder with which it isused.

The invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements ofparts in a device of this nature as Will hereinafteil be more fully setforth and claimed.

In the accompanying` drawings I have illustrated one complete exampleand modi lication of the physical embodiment of my invention, whereinthe parts are combined and arranged, first as a combined retainer andejector, and second as a combined retaine'r, ejector and cleanser,according to the best modes I have thus far devised for t-he practicalapplication of the principles of my invention.

Figure 1 is a vienI in side elevation showing a cigarette and cigaretteholder in dotted lines with the attachment of my invention in operativeposition to retain the cigarettein the holder.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure l but With the device in ejectingposition, Which also is the loading or filling position for the holder.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the combined retainer and ejector ofthe tvvo preceding gures of dra-Wing.

Serial No. 725,149.

Figure 4 is a perspective View of a modified device which combines withthe device Of Figure 3 a cleanser for the holder.

Figure 5 is a view in side elevation similar to Figure l With theattachment of Fig. 4 in operative position.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 2 With the device in ejectingposition. y

The device of the invention is capable of use with all standard andconventional styles or types of cigarette holders, one form of suchholder being indicated by dotted lines as l in the drawings. The holdermay be of amber or other suitable material and is fashioned with theusual socket head 2 for the reception of the cigarette C also shown indotted lines, and the usual smoke duct 3 extends from the socket headthrough the holder to the mouth piecey 4, which latterhas a conventionalform of head 5 at its end.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figures l, 2 and 3 thedevice or attachment is a combined retainer and, ejector,

preferably made up of resilient metal, and Y finished to provide anornamental feature for the cigarette holder.

Preferably the device is fashioned from a single piece of metal by theuse of suit-able dies lor a stamping machine, and comprises a head 6 ofthe required shape and dimensions for insertion into the end of acigarette. At

its rear end the head is provided with a.

bend 7 and an arm 8 projects forwardly from the bend. At the front ofthe device a second bend 9 is fashioned which joins the arms 8 with anintegral clip 10. The clip l() is slidable on `the exterior of theholder and is provided with a pair of friction arms ll, l1 Which conformto the exterior periphery of the holder. The clip and its arms clasp theholder Wit-h suiiicient friction to hold the device in position ontheholder, and yet allovv for sliding movement of the clip When ejecting acigarette butt and When loading the holder.

In Figure 2 it Will be noted that the head 6 and the arm 8 are disposedon diverging lines from the bend 7, Which positions are assumed by theseparts When they are freed from a cigarette after ejection and from theinner Wall of the socket head. To load the holder with the device in theposition of Figure 2, the cigarette is forced over the head 6 in orderthat the lhead Will pass into the cigarette along the longitudinalcenter at its end. Then the clip and cigarette are moved together asone, the clip sliding` back on the holder, the arm 8 sliding back intoengagement with the inner wall of the socket head, and the inner end ofthe cigarette passing into yand being anchored Within the socket head,asy in Figure 1. In thisv ventiona-l cigarette holders, and of course,

if necessary the device may be made in Ydifferent sizes to adapt it fordifferent sizes of holders..

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 4, 5 and 6 the sameprinciples of invention are utilized for 'retaining and ejecting, and inaddition means are provided for cleansing the smoke. duct 3l of the`-holder. The device of this modified form is also preferably of a singlepiece of resilient metal and the head12'forinsertion in the cigarette isfashioned of a double thickness, compactly arranged to occupy a minimumof spacein the inner end of the cigarette C. At the rear of the head abend liis-provided. and the arm 14 which extendsV forwardly from thisbend terminates inianother bend: 15that connects or joinsthe retainerwith the sliding clip lwvliichl clip is fashioned with a pair ofoppositely extending, open armsil. rl`he arms of the clip clasp aroundthe cigarette holder to retain the clip in adjusted position and thehead 12 of elastic or resilie ent metal with its arm 14, also resilient,forms a V-sliaped retaining: device for use Within-thesocket head of theholder.

For cleansingV the smoke 'ductiS an integral stem 18 is extendedrearwardly fromY the head 12 and is located. within the duct.

The stem is of such` length as lto extend throughout tjhe` length of theholder, as in Fig-ure 5, and reciprocates With' the clipwhen the. latteris' slidlo-n the exterior of the holder for loading theJ holder orejecting a cigarette butt therefrom, and in this reciprocating movementtends to clear the holder .and prevent. accumulation of any deposits inthe smoke duct; For scraping the interior Walls of the smoke duct, theclip 16 may be rotated around the holder or oscillated on the holder toturn` and twist the stem within the holder and in contact with the Wallso'f` the smoke duct. In this manner any accumulated deposits may bescraped from the walls of the duct. To further cleanse the holder, theattachment mayI bodily be removed from the holder andthe latter thenwashed in any suitable manner for a thorough cleansing.

Vhile I have illustrated the clip and its arms as circular, it will beapparent that other forms may be adopted to adapt the clip for use withholders of different ppe-v ripheral'formations. These andfother simi-.larV changes I contemplate in the physical embodiment of my inventionand may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by LettersP-atent isn 1. In a device as described the,combination of al slidable clip having afront bend and an .inwardlyextending arm of resilient material, a rearbend' to said arm, and a headof resilient material projecting beyond said armand adapted to receive-acigarette.

2. In adev-ice as described the combination of a slidable clip having aninwardly. extendingzarm and anintegral forwardly pro` jecting headadapted. to receive and retain a cigarette,` andy a` stem extendingrear.- wardly from said head. n

In adevice as described the combination of a slidable clip comprisingopposed resilient clasping-arms, a'resilient arm onthe clip extendingWithin the claspingarms,`

and* a resilent head integralwith and projecting beyond the front end ofthe arm to receive and retain acigarette. l

4.v The combination4 with aI tubular holder having a socket head, ofy alongitudinally slidable.v clip having a resilient V-shape formationcomprising an arm ladapted to frict-ionally. engage the` inner wallofthe socket head and a. forwardly projecting head to receive acigarette or cigar.

Iny testimony whereof- I- ailix my signature.

DoUGLnsl conm/Ns;

